NASA Solicitation: Space Technology Research Opportunities: Early Stage Innovations

Synopsis - May 31, 2012

General Information

Solicitation Number: NNH12ZUA005N Posted Date: May 31, 2012 FedBizOpps Posted Date: May 31, 2012 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No FedGrants Posted Date: May 31, 2012 Application Due Date Explanation: Notices of Intent (not mandatory) are due by June 21, 2012. Proposals are due on or before July 12, 2012. Classification Code: A -- Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712

Grant Specific Information

Funding Instrument Type: Grant CFDA Number: 43.009 Cost Sharing or Matching Required: No Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000.00 Expected Number of Awards: 10 Ceiling Amount: none Floor Amount: none Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development (ST) Eligible Applicants: 25 - Others (see "Description" below or Full Announcement for clarification) Link to Full Announcement: http://nspires.nasaprs.com

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has released a solicitation, entitled Space Technology Research Opportunities - Early Stage Innovations (STRO-ESI), on May 31, 2012. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ selecting "Solicitations," then selecting "Open Solicitations," and, finally, selecting "Space Technology Research Opportunities - Early Stage Innovations (STRO-ESI)."

NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities for innovative, early-stage space technology research of high priority to NASA's Mission Directorates and OCT. Eligibility requirements are detailed in the solicitation. ESI-STRO is focused on low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) space technologies. The goal of this low-TRL technology endeavor is to accelerate the development of push technologies (technology development not directed at a specific mission) to support the future space science and exploration needs of NASA, other government agencies, and the commercial space sector. These Early Stage Innovation technology efforts complement the NASA Mission Directorates' focused technology activities which typically begin at TRL 3 or higher. The TRL of the efforts to be funded as a result of this call will be TRL 1 or TRL 2 at the beginning of the selected effort and TRL 2 or TRL 3 at the end of the effort.